This web site is a “blog”, which is another trend that i’m twenty years too late to. This week, friends and family have been frequently visiting this site to see
Month: July 2022

Lil’s Brother is Finally HomeLil’s Brother is Finally Home
We didn’t get home until about 4:30 today, so some of our plans had to be crammed into our evening. Like for example our first bottle sterilising session. Unfortunately bottle

We’re Free!We’re Free!
It didn’t happen quite as early as we were hoping today, but after a few adjusted plans we finally escaped the hospital with our baby! I wasn’t even thinking about

Downie VisitDownie Visit
We kicked off with a rendezvous at Banyo train station. Fay, Jim and I then had a very relaxed drive to Quest on Southbank. The accommodation that Beck picked for

Jack’s First BathJack’s First Bath
It’s been a while since i’ve washed a baby, so i was pretty sure that there were important steps that I would have forgotten. I was right, but they weren’t

Holdsworth VisitsHoldsworth Visits
I was a no show for both of the visits with Bob, Judy and Darlene. I got back to the room at about 1pm after lunch and caught up with

Jack Meets his SisterJack Meets his Sister
Well, it finally happened. After months of speculation and questions Lil finally learned “the date”. She had been trying to trick me into giving away that detail by bluffing that

Jack’s First HiccupsJack’s First Hiccups
Well, not really. Kris reckons that she could feel him getting hiccups when he was in the womb, but these are the first ones i’ve witnessed, and now so have

A Whirlwind of ActivityA Whirlwind of Activity
Well, a boring wait in a very small empty room where Kris had to go through lots of paperwork. We were finally ushered into the “theater” (do i sound impressive

He’s Nearly Here!He’s Nearly Here!
We arrived in our room and got familiar with the facilities before deciding to sneak in one last “baby bump” proto… …and one last selfie… We weren’t there long before